Resilience in the operating room: developing and testing of a resilience model

Area of Science:

• Nursing Science
• Psychology
• Healthcare Management

Background:

• Resilience is crucial for nurses adapting to demanding operating room (OR) environments.
• Limited research exists on resilience in nursing and its relationship to workplace stress.
• Understanding factors influencing resilience is vital for nursing retention.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine the relationship between perceived competence, collaboration, control, self-efficacy, hope, coping, age, experience, education, and years of employment with resilience in OR nurses.
• To identify key predictors of resilience among OR nurses.

Main Methods:

• Correlational cross-sectional survey design.
• Systematic random sampling of 1430 Australian OR nurses from a national sample of 2860.
• Utilized questionnaires measuring perceived competence, collaboration, control, self-efficacy, hope, coping, resilience, and demographics.

Main Results:

• Five variables—hope, self-efficacy, coping, control, and competence—significantly explained resilience in OR nurses.
• Hope, self-efficacy, and coping were the strongest predictors of resilience.
• Demographic factors (age, experience, education, years of employment) did not significantly contribute to resilience.
• The final model explained 60% of the variance in resilience.

Conclusions:

• Identifying key explanatory variables for resilience can inform strategies to support OR nurses.
• Promoting resilience through targeted interventions may aid in retaining nurses in the OR specialty.